Washing-machine



(No Model.)

J. L. RIDINGS. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 432,082. Patented July 15, 1890.

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JOSEPH L. RIDINGS, OF ENTERPRISE, MISSOURI.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,082, dated July 15,1890.

Application filed February 4, 1890. Serial No. 339,134. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH L. RIDINGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enterprise, in the county of Shelby and State of Missouri,have invented a new and useful lVashing-lllachine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to rotary washers, the main objects in viewbeing to simplify the construction and reduce to theminimum the numberof parts necessary, and

withal to provide an easily-operated and exceedingly effective washer,capable of thoroughly agitating the clothes and subjecting them to aproper manipulation within the suds box or tub, all as will hereinafterappear, and be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of a washing-machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalcentral section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of thehollow stud and pinion. Fig. 4 is a detail section through theagitator-shaft Fig. 5 is a detail view of the U-shaped socket.

Like numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The suds-box 1 is of cylindrical shape in this instance, and supportedupon the legs 2, and fitted within the same at its upper edge is aninternal rim 3, projecting into the tub, which latter has its bottomprovided with radial rubbing-ribs 4t and its side wall with similarVertical ribs 5, as is usual.

To one side of the rim 3 there is hinged, as at G, a cover 7, designedto close over the rim and be secured thereto temporarily by means of aturn-button 8.

A metal plate 9 is bolted or otherwise socured to the hinged cover, andthrough the same and the center-of the coverthere isformed a perforation10, provided with a bushing 11, depending below the hinged cover.Mounted for rotation in the bushing is a hollow stud 12, provided at itsupper end with a small pinion 13, the stud depending through and belowthe bushing, and near its lowerend provided with an annular groove 14,into which takes the inner end of aset-screw 15, inserted through thewall of the bushing below the hinged cover, whereby said stud ismaintained within its seat. The dasher-shaft 16 is in this instancecylindrical and made fast within the bore of the hollow stud by aset-screw 15*, and terminates in a lower threaded end adapted to receivea bindingnut 17. Above the threaded end there is formed upon the shaft alaterally-extending or transverse U-shaped socket 18, in which there ismounted and adapted to snugly fit the cross-head 19 of the dasher, whichhead is perforated, as at 20, for the passage of the threaded end of theshaft, and is bound in position in the transverse socket by means of thenut upon the shaft. Headed pins 20* project from the cross-headdownwardly, and upon the same is loosely mounted for reciprocation theagitator 21, which, by reason of its loose mounting, is adapted toautomatically adjust itself to the quantity of clothing within the sudsbox and to be tilted at angles agreeing with any uneven distribution ofthe said clothing. The lower or under surface of the head is providedwith the usual rubbingribs 22, to coact with those secured to the bottomand wall of' the suds-box, as shown at 4E and 5, respectively.

From the rear end of the metal plate mounted upon the hinged cover thereprojects a vertical standard 23, in the upper end of which is mounted atoothed sector 24, provided with an axle 25 and an operating-handle 26,said sector meshing with the small pinion of the internally-bored orhollow stud and by its oscillations imparting motion to the stud andagitator.

From the above description it will be noted that the parts may bereadily dissembled, and by withdrawing the set-screw which binds theagitator or dasher shaft together the agitatorhead and its adjuncts,together with its shaft,

may be removed, and in a similar manner may the stud that carries thepinion, these parts thus being exposed for cleaning, repair, the.

The operation of my Washer will be readily understood by those skilledin this class of invention, and in view of the above description needsno specific mention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In awashing-machineof the class described, the combination, with the cover thereof, of abushing 11, mounted in the perforation of said cover, a. hollow stud 12,mounted in the bushing and provided at its upper end with anintegrally-formed pinion 13 and at itslower end with a groove 14, aset-screw 15,inserted through the bushing and terminating in the groove,an agitator-shaft 16, reinovably and adj ustablyseou red in the hollowstud,whereby it is adapted to be raised or lowered accord- 10 ing to theamount of clothing, and an agitator 21, connected to the lower end ofthe same, and gearing meshing with the pinion, substantially asspecified.

In'testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature I;

in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH L. RIDINGS. Vitnesses:

J. D. HAWKINs, G. W. VoHoN.

